Mar 17 Campus Safety Reports: Feb. 28 to March 6

Sunday, March 2-The Saratoga Springs Police Department reported at 1:05 a.m. a 911 call reporting an intoxicated male subject in a Case Center bathroom. Officers located the subject. The Skidmore College Emergency Medical Service and the Saratoga Springs Fire Department dispatched. The male subject was transported to the Emergency Room for medical assistance. Report issued.

Monday, March 3-Drug Law Violation: The Saratoga Springs Police Department reported at 11:17 a.m. the arrest of two students on drug charges in the city of Saratoga. Report issued.

Further incidents:

Friday, Feb. 28:

College Violation: A loud noise reported at 12:13 a.m. in the hallway outside of a room in Penfield Hall. Officers dispatched reported that there was no noise detected. Subject vacated the area.

Fire Alarm: A fire alarm reported at 1:38 a.m. in Palamountain Hall. Officers, the Saratoga Springs Fire Department and Unit-10 dispatched. Alarm activation was due to a faulty smoke detector in the chemistry lab. Report issued.

College Violation: A loud noise reported at 3:03 a.m. in McClellan Hall. Officers checked the entire building, met with the reporting person and reported finding no disturbances.

Fire Alarm: Fire alarm activation received at 11:38 a.m. for Whitman Way. Officers, Unit-10 and the Saratoga Springs Fire Department advised. Officer reported that the resident was rinsing out a very hot pan, thus causing a large amount of steam, which triggered the fire alarm. Report issued.

Emergency Phone: Two males reported at 12:20 p.m. stuck in the elevator in Case Center. Officers and Unit-10 dispatched. Subjects were released without injury. Report issued.

Criminal Mischief: Property damage observed at 4:30 p.m. in McClellan Hall. A hole in the hallway wall was located and recorded, and a report was issued.

College Violation: Officer reported excessive noise at 9:03 p.m. in a room in McClellan Hall. Officer reported that the resident complied with the request to lower the volume.

Saturday, March 1:

Intoxicated Subject: An intoxicated male reported at 3:02 a.m. in a bathroom suite of McClellan Hall. Officers and the Skidmore College Emergency Medical Service dispatched. Saratoga Springs Fire Department Emergency Medical Service transported the subject to the Emergency Room. Report issued.

College Violation: Excessive noise reported at 3:14 a.m. in the Sussman Village. Officers dispatched reported that the residents lowered the volume upon request.

College Violation: Excessive noise reported at 3:17 a.m. in the lobby of Wait Hall. Officers dispatched checked the area and found that the call was unfounded.

Drug Law Violation: Officer noted drug paraphernalia at 2:49 p.m. and a strong odor of marijuana in the area at Jonsson Tower. Report issued.

Harassment: Unwanted contact reported at 2 p.m. at an on-campus location. Complaint taken and report issued.

Suspicious Odor: A gaseous odor reported at 12:35 a.m. near a dumpster in North Woods. Officers dispatched detected the odor faintly. Source unknown.

Intoxicated Subject: An intoxicated female student reported falling down and hitting her head at 1:24 a.m. in Wait Hall. Dispatched all officers and the Skidmore College Emergency Medical Service. The subject was transported to the Emergency Room. Report issued.

College Violation: Excessive noise reported at 2:15 a.m. by a band in Wiecking Hall. Officers dispatched reported detecting no noise from the band. Several rooms were requested to lower the volume of their voices.

Suspicious Odor: A suspicious odor reported at 11:20 p.m. on the first floor of Wiecking Hall. Officers dispatched. Odor present but the source could not be located.

Suspicious Odor: A suspicious odor reported at 11:34 p.m. on the sixth floor of Jonsson Tower. Officer dispatched was unable to locate the source of the odor.

Monday, March 3:

Campus Safety Assist: A welfare check requested at 1:14 a.m. of a parent's daughter in Wiecking Hall. Officer located and delivered the message to the student.

Parking: An officer check requested at 11:53 a.m. on the vehicles in violation of the handicap zones at the Art Center. Officer ticketed the vehicles that were in violation. Report issued.

Suspicious Odor: A strong odor of marijuana reported at 2:26 p.m. in a hallway of Jonsson Tower. Dispatched officer reported checking the entire area but could not detect any odor. Report unfounded at the time.

False Alarm: Fire alarm activation received at 4:55 p.m. in Case Center. Dispatched all officers, maintenance and the Saratoga Springs Fire Department. False activation of the pull station on the second floor. Report issued.

Campus Safety Assist: Report received at 10:19 p.m. that students were stuck in the south elevator of Jonsson Tower. Officers and Unit-10 dispatched. Students were released without harm. Report issued.

This past month Skidmore College welcomed Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History back to campus. Sponsored by the the Saratoga Springs Public Library, the Gannett auditorium was nearly full with an overwhelming majority of older members of the community, along with a smattering of Skidmore students and faculty.

It is an important time for seniors, as well as other upperclassmen who will soon enter their final year at Skidmore, to begin considering the value of consistently supporting the college after graduation.

Get to know Drobakid, a student band that mixes the lyricism of timeless folk music with new-wave sounds inspired by great psychedelic bands. They talk candidly about nerves, music, and each other. Check out some of the tunes they mention here at Drobakid.bandcamp.com.

On April 8, Hungary held its parliamentary elections, resulting in a victory for the Fidesz-KDNP alliance, with Victor Orbán selected as the country’s Prime Minister. Orbán’s radical platform is not only detrimental to Hungary, but also poses a risk to the stability of the European Union.